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  • Tecumseh and Brock: The War of 1812

    The War of 1812

    par James Laxer ...
    At the dawn of the nineteenth century, the British Empire is engaged in a titanic war with Napoleonic France for global supremacy. The American Republic is quickly expanding its territory along the western frontier, while native peoples struggle to protect their lands from the relentless wave of new settlers.Bestselling author and scholar James Laxer offers a fresh and compelling view of this ... En savoir plus

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  • Staking Claims to a Continent

    John A. Macdonald, Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and the Making of North America

    par James Laxer ...
    Staking Claims to a Continent is a highly readable examination of how Jefferson Davis, Abraham Lincoln, and Sir John A. Macdonald took part in a daring game of nation building that has impacted the global order to the present day.Three political leaders presided over the reshaping of the North American continent during the fiery 1860s. Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln were both born in Kentucky ... En savoir plus

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  • A House Divided

    Watching America's Descent into Civil Conflict

    par James Laxer ...
    In this Anansi Digital Publication, James Laxer analyzes the descent of the United States into civil conflict. At a time when American society is roiled by deep divisions over immigration, guns, the role of the state, and the economic crisis, Laxer makes the case that serious conflict is likely to be generated from the right of the American political spectrum, from the forces he refers to as "Old ... En savoir plus

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  • Red Diaper Baby

    A Boyhood in the Age of McCarthyism

    par James Laxer ...
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    The remarkable memoir of growing up in a communist family at the height of the Cold War, by the late historian, public intellectual, and political activist, James Laxer.Originally published in 2004, Red Diaper Baby is James Laxer’s extraordinary memoir of growing up in a communist family during the height of the Cold War. When Jim was born his father was in hiding under an assumed name. When it ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Acadians

    In Search of a Homeland

    par James Laxer ...
    An evocative and beautifully written history of some of Canada’s earliest settlers, and their search for a definitive home.In 1604, a small group of migrants fled political turmoil and famine in France to start a new colony on Canada’s east coast. Their roughly demarcated territory included what are now Canada’s Maritime provinces, land that was fought over by the British and French empires until ... En savoir plus

    $13.99 CAD

  • Travels Through the Golden State

    A California Diary

    par James Laxer ...
    In this Anansi Digital Publication, James Laxer takes the pulse of America from the vantage point of Southern California at a time when the United States is riven with debates about immigration, guns, and how to tackle the economic crisis.From his perch in a little cottage in wealthy La Jolla on the outskirts of San Diego, Laxer talked to local people in the winter of 2013 on the streets, in cafes ... En savoir plus

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  • Oil: A Groundwork Guide

    A Groundwork Guide

    par James Laxer, Jane Springer ...
    Collections Livre 5 - Groundwork Guides
    "[The Groundwork Guides] are excellent books, mandatory for school libraries and the increasing body of young people prepared to take ownership of the situations and problems previous generations have left them." -- Globe and Mail Oil, our main source of energy, underlies the world's economy. In the twentieth century its availability and relatively low price allowed for the industrial growth and ... En savoir plus

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  • Empire

    par James Laxer, Jane Springer ...
    Collections Livre 2 - Groundwork Guides
    A fascinating look at empires and imperialism, and the new kind of empire the United States has become. An excellent introduction for young adults.The United States presides over the most far-flung imperial system ever established. Empire compares the American Empire to those of the past, finding that much can be learned from the fates of the British, Roman, Chinese, Incan, and Aztec empires.James ... En savoir plus

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  • Democracy

    par James Laxer, Jane Springer ...
    Collections Livre 9 - Groundwork Guides
    An investigation of the origins of democracy in a range of countries and societies, from ancient Greece to modern times, and the threats that democracy is under today. An excellent introduction to democracy for young adults.In this eye-opening work, political scientist and award-winning author James Laxer warns readers that our common assumptions about democracy — that it is a natural progression ... En savoir plus

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  • The Border

    Canada, the US and Dispatches From the 49th Parallel

    par James Laxer ...
    Insightful, prescient and often funny, The Border explores what it means to be Canadian and what Canada means to the giant to our south.If good fences make good neighbours, do we have the sort of fence that will allow us to maintain neighbourly relations with the world’s only superpower?In The Border, well-known political scientist and journalist James Laxer explores this question by taking the ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $13.99 CAD Maintenant $9.99 CAD

  • California Dry

    Diary During the Great Drought

    par James Laxer ...
    In this digital publication, James Laxer writes a diary of the time he spent in California in the winter of 2014 during the great drought.  In Los Angeles and the vicinity of Palm Springs, Laxer looks at the golden state at a time when its way of life is facing an existential threat as a consequence of the worst drought in the history of the state.  To Laxer, Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley, ... En savoir plus

    $2.99 CAD

  • The NDP Needs a Radical Makeover

    par James Laxer ...
    The purpose of this writing is to shake up the NDP in a time of turbulent transformation. In truth, in many parts of the country, and that certainly includes Ontario, even politically active millennials don’t have a clear idea of what distinguishes the NDP from the other political parties. That is a flashing warning sign.Can the NDP be overhauled from bottom to top to make it the voice of a new ... En savoir plus

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